McCullin: Express your opinion about 'tax reform'

Express your opinion about 'tax reform'

I am outraged at Gov. Bobby Jindal's latest assault on Louisianans: a proposal to abolish all corporate and personal income taxes while simultaneously raising all manner of sales taxes, service taxes, use taxes and other taxes in their place. This "tax reform" proposition - as has been well documented by numerous public affairs research groups, including the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana - will raise taxes on 80 percent of Louisianans while giving annual tax bonuses averaging $25,423 to the top 1 percent wealthiest Louisianans. How can any such proposal actually be called "tax reform"?

What's more, Jindal's tax breaks for the wealthiest individuals and businesses over the past five years are already costing the state $4.4 billion each year! Here's a real tax reform proposal: instead of robbing our state treasury and then claiming that vital state services must be cut to "balance the budget" every six months, why not simply stop subsidizing wealthy individuals and businesses and instead tax them equitably for the many public services our state provides that are essential for them to earn their high incomes and business profits?

Phone Jindal's office toll free at (866) 366-1121 and tell him you don't want his tax-raising "tax reforms." Also, phone you state representatives and senators to tell them to vote against all of Jindal's tax-hiking "reform" legislation. If you don't know who your state legislators are, phone your local parish registrar of voters and get their names and phone numbers.

All of these Louisiana officials are supposed to work for you. Make sure they do so.

- Cregg McCullin

West Monroe

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McCullin: Express your opinion about 'tax reform'

Express your opinion about 'tax reform'I am outraged at Gov. Bobby Jindal's latest assault on Louisianans: a proposal to abolish all corporate and personal income taxes while simultaneously raising